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Resources – Supervisors

This section contains links to resources for supervisors of peer support workers.

Supervisor Support Network

Are you a supervisor of peer specialists looking for a network of supervisors? Join us! We are supervisors who are supporting each other and learning together what it means to be a supervisor in the peer workforce.

Reference Materials

SAMHSA Core Competencies for Peer Workers

What Are Core Competencies?

Core competencies are the capacity to easily perform a role or function. They are often described as clusters of the knowledge, skills, and attitudes a person needs to have in order to successfully perform a role or job. Training, mentoring, and supervision can help people develop the competencies needed to perform a role or job. This will be the first integrated guidance on competencies for peer workers with mental health and substance use experience.

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About the Virtual Community

The Virtual Community is a project of the
Academy of Peer Services, which is a free online training and testing service, funded through the New York State Office of Mental Health.

The Academy of Peer Services is open during Spring, Fall, and Winter terms each year, and it is accessible (through free enrollment) during those terms to anyone with a role in the peer support workforce - in New York State and beyond.